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When data is used as a weapon against reality: Deviations in the HCES & CES, claims of poverty line
This Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) is qualitatively different in methodology (including sampling) from the earlier Household Consumer Expenditure Survey (CES) last conducted in 2011-12, and therefore the two are not comparable. So the claim that India’s poverty has declined to below 5% doesn’t hold water: Second, the NITI Aayog has made no effort to even determine an official poverty line, last defined in the Census 2001.
Fund crunch to delay adding breakfast under Mid-Day Meal scheme
In August last year, the Centre had approved National Education Policy’s provide breakfast in addition to lunch in government schools.
Night curfew to curb Covid in Kalyan-Dombivali and Nandurbar
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Remove Modi’s photo from Covid vaccine certificate: Plea before EC
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Karnataka HC pulls up Centre for false affidavit on flouting Covid-19 norms
The court held that the affidavit was false, as BJP claimed that there was no public rally during the pandemic
Government hospital to compensate for unforeseen death and injury: Madras HC
The court directed a government hospital to compensate an aggrieved Dalit family, albeit it was not a case of medical negligence
375 million Indian children to suffer after-effects of Covid-19 pandemic: State of India’s Environment 2021 report
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IMA questions Health Minister’s support to Ramdev’s Coronil
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Work from home has become the new normal, but this is a luxury only for those who have computes, smartphones and internet access
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Dr. Rao’s lawyers have argued that he be granted bail and allowed to relocate to Hyderabad with his family for proper care
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